HuntingNut
HuntingNut
   Login or Register
HomeCommunity ForumsPhoto AlbumsRegister
     
 

User Info

Welcome Anonymous


Membership:
Latest: RichardZ
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 13126

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 194
BOT: 1
Total: 195
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Forums
02: Forums
03: Forums
04: Home
05: Forums
06: Forums
07: Forums
08: Forums
09: Your Account
10: Your Account
11: Home
12: Home
13: Forums
14: Forums
15: Forums
16: Your Account
17: Forums
18: Home
19: Forums
20: Home
21: Home
22: Forums
23: Forums
24: Home
25: Home
26: Forums
27: Forums
28: Home
29: Forums
30: Forums
31: Forums
32: Your Account
33: Forums
34: Forums
35: Forums
36: Home
37: Home
38: Forums
39: Forums
40: Home
41: Forums
42: Forums
43: Forums
44: Forums
45: Forums
46: Forums
47: Forums
48: Forums
49: Home
50: Home
51: Forums
52: Forums
53: Home
54: Forums
55: Forums
56: Home
57: Forums
58: Forums
59: Forums
60: Forums
61: Forums
62: Forums
63: Forums
64: Photo Albums
65: Home
66: Home
67: Forums
68: Home
69: Photo Albums
70: Home
71: Forums
72: Home
73: Forums
74: Forums
75: Forums
76: Forums
77: Forums
78: Home
79: Forums
80: Home
81: Forums
82: Photo Albums
83: Your Account
84: Forums
85: Forums
86: Home
87: Forums
88: Forums
89: Forums
90: Forums
91: Forums
92: Forums
93: Forums
94: Forums
95: Forums
96: Your Account
97: Forums
98: Home
99: Forums
100: Forums
101: Home
102: Forums
103: Forums
104: Forums
105: Forums
106: Forums
107: Home
108: Forums
109: Forums
110: Home
111: Home
112: Forums
113: Forums
114: Forums
115: Photo Albums
116: Forums
117: Forums
118: Forums
119: Forums
120: Forums
121: Photo Albums
122: Forums
123: Forums
124: Forums
125: Forums
126: Forums
127: Home
128: Forums
129: Photo Albums
130: Forums
131: Forums
132: Home
133: Forums
134: Forums
135: Photo Albums
136: Home
137: Forums
138: Forums
139: Photo Albums
140: Forums
141: Forums
142: Forums
143: Photo Albums
144: Photo Albums
145: Your Account
146: Forums
147: Forums
148: Home
149: Your Account
150: Forums
151: Home
152: Photo Albums
153: Home
154: Forums
155: Forums
156: Your Account
157: Forums
158: Photo Albums
159: Forums
160: Forums
161: Forums
162: Forums
163: Photo Albums
164: Forums
165: Forums
166: Your Account
167: Photo Albums
168: Forums
169: Your Account
170: Forums
171: Forums
172: Forums
173: Forums
174: Photo Albums
175: Forums
176: Photo Albums
177: Forums
178: Forums
179: Forums
180: Forums
181: Forums
182: Photo Albums
183: Your Account
184: Photo Albums
185: Home
186: Forums
187: Forums
188: Forums
189: Forums
190: Forums
191: Forums
192: Forums
193: Forums
194: Forums
  BOT:
01: Home

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
 

Coppermine Stats
Photo Albums
 Albums: 308
 Pictures: 2451
  · Views: 820725
  · Votes: 1316
  · Comments: 86
 

Muzzle velocity variation
Discussion regarding the reloading of ammunition and tuning of loads for accuracy
Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3  Next
Post new topic   Reply to topic   Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index » Reloading Ammunition

View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
English Mike
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Jan 08, 2007
Posts: 1709
Location: Whitehaven, Cumbria, UK

PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 2:25 pm    Post subject: Re: Muzzle velocity variation Reply with quote

I'll bet a £ it's chronograph error of one form or another:

Weak or failing battery.
Not using sky screens.
Bullet path not centralised over the pickups.
Chrono too close to the muzzle - I like a good 10yds.
Back to top
View user's profile
gelandangan
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: May 07, 2006
Posts: 6396
Location: Sydney Australia

PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 3:13 pm    Post subject: Re: Muzzle velocity variation Reply with quote

Well, a page full of WAGs with no response from dhc yet..
Maybe the problem is solved Smile

_________________
A straight line is the shortest distance between two points.
A smile is the shortest distance between two people.

Do - Not try!


gelandangan.weebly.com/
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
Pumpkinslinger
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Sep 22, 2007
Posts: 5001
Location: NC foothills

PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 6:05 pm    Post subject: Re: Muzzle velocity variation Reply with quote

Gelan, these are SWAGs, not mere WAGs!

_________________
Mike

"I ain't no better than anybody else, and there ain't nobody better than me!" Ma Kettle
Back to top
View user's profile AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
stovepipe
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Sep 25, 2008
Posts: 4877
Location: Pine, Az.

PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 2:11 pm    Post subject: Re: Muzzle velocity variation Reply with quote

+1 Chambered on the recoil...300'/s would be a huge diff in kaboom. The case would be hammers and the primer'd be toast if not blown out if the load was anywhere near MAX.

Same powders from different lots often have velocity deviations....but 300'/s? Yeesh!

I don't have a chrony. But if I got a good recipe I like I'm aware average POI can change with like powders/different lots. So if it groups ok no worries a click here or there gets it back on center and I dont take for granted one lot will work as the last so it's check the primer etc as I would a brand new load. None of mine are anywhere near MAX either so I got some wiggle room for hot days, a faster lot etc...I fail to see any upside to trying to get the last few FPS. I pick the middle or lower charge weight loads when workin' stuff up if it prints ok. A hit's a hit and so long as the bullet performs when it gets there then it's going fast enough. I know one lad that loads to the MAX on darn near everything pistol and rifle. He likes it that way and reasons today's loads are lawyered up and dumbed down so ...but not meee!!! I shoot way more than him and why beat the tar outta my guns and body ro risk a KB.
Back to top
View user's profile
dhc4ever
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: May 26, 2011
Posts: 2944
Location: Ipswich, Queensland Australia

PostPosted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 3:22 pm    Post subject: Re: Muzzle velocity variation Reply with quote

gelandangan wrote:
Well, a page full of WAGs with no response from dhc yet..
Maybe the problem is solved Smile

Sorry guys, been away to sunny Melbourne for a few days with no internet.
I havent been able to catch up with my mate for the same reasons.
The posts all have interesting views and I will be trying to pass these onto him today. Looks like the unlucky bugger will have to drag his sorry arse back to the range and redo his testing, with a fresh battery for the chrono.
Vince he does shoot at Ripley and I suspect it was their chrono he was using.
Thanks all for your comments and advice, keepem comming if you think of anything else.
I'll let you know how he goes when he tells me.

Cheers

_________________
Pete

Dont do anything you wont like explaining to the paramedics..............
Back to top
View user's profile
dhc4ever
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: May 26, 2011
Posts: 2944
Location: Ipswich, Queensland Australia

PostPosted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:09 pm    Post subject: Re: Muzzle velocity variation Reply with quote

Well I did manage to get onto him today.
It seems he has been using a digital vernier to measure his case lengths.
He changed the battery and the difference was .020", so consequently most of his case lengths are .020" over maximum length.
Now I cant see how this would have an effect as he is seating his projectiles .040" off the lands and as such his cases are nowhere near contacting anything important in the chamber, or am I wrong?
Hes going to trim a batch of cases and reload and with a new battery on hand for the chrono (if its needed) hes going to see what he gets variation wise next saturday.

_________________
Pete

Dont do anything you wont like explaining to the paramedics..............
Back to top
View user's profile
Bushmaster
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Jun 12, 2005
Posts: 11390
Location: Ava, Missouri

PostPosted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 7:34 pm    Post subject: Re: Muzzle velocity variation Reply with quote

In that we don't know his chamber specs and case specs it is still possible that the cases are too long and the case mouth is into the throat and contacting the rifling leeds. This could have [not so nice] ramifications causing high and low (read near normal) pressures.

Just guessing here.

But, I will say that I would never trust anything that is battery powered. I use a "dial vernier" calipers and my powder scale is a RCBS 5-0-5 and a RCBS electronic [plug into the wall outlet] Powder Pro.

_________________
I have one nerve left and yer standin' on it...

DEMOCRACY Two wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for lunch...
LIBERTY A well armed sheep contesting the outcome of the vote...
Back to top
View user's profile
Ominivision1
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Sep 20, 2010
Posts: 2984
Location: Iowa

PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 12:06 am    Post subject: Re: Muzzle velocity variation Reply with quote

I agree with Bushy, anytime you change seating depth, you change the load for the cartridge. I have played around with different bullet seating depths and have seen 50-100fps difference. There has been tests done by Norma, and others in which seating the bullet further out will result in an increase in chamber pressure due to lack of bullet jump and meeting resistance sooner (rifling lands) then a bullet seated normally. It depends on the gun but sometimes playing around with different seating depths can result in better accuracy.

_________________
Regards

Limitations are but boundaries created inside our minds.
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
chambered221
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Aug 17, 2007
Posts: 3455
Location: Lost for good !!!

PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 8:31 am    Post subject: Re: Muzzle velocity variation Reply with quote

OAL of the case and OAL of a loaded cartridge are two separate issues that could both lead to increased pressure or spikes in pressure !!!

The reason for trimming a case to length is to keep it from entering the throat of the chamber. If the case is to long it could become wedged inside the chamber and not allowed to properly expand. When this happens the bullet is not allowed to move as freely as is should, thus causing a rise or spike in pressure.

Reference picture here

Notice where the case mouth ends and the throat begins, it steps down to a smaller diameter.
Typically this area is longer than the trim length to allow for some wiggle room. There are tools available to measure the actual length of this area. I've got rifles that are .030+ over trim length so this may or may not be the issue.

Seating a bullet into the lands is a widely accepted practice but you do have to use caution. It will also raise the pressure because the bullet is meeting resistance against the lands. Never move a bullet into the lands without dropping back on the powder charge and working back up.

_________________
Ask as many people needed, sooner or later your question will be answered the way you want it answered !!!

A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined, but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government.
~George Washington
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
Ominivision1
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Sep 20, 2010
Posts: 2984
Location: Iowa

PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:51 am    Post subject: Re: Muzzle velocity variation Reply with quote

My brother bought a brand new pre 64 win in 270 caliber and had problems from day one. Handloads were very hard to extract and one box of winchester factory rounds were no better and case necks were cracking. We did notice some galling at the neck of both handloads and the factory loads. Dad decided to try trimming the cases from .010-.040, .010 at a time under the recommended trim size back then and viola at .040, never had a problem again with extraction. We then sent the rifle back to winchester and they provided my brother with a new rifle that is in specs and has never had a problem since.

_________________
Regards

Limitations are but boundaries created inside our minds.
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
Elvis
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Jul 27, 2008
Posts: 9239
Location: south island New Zealand

PostPosted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 12:51 pm    Post subject: Re: Muzzle velocity variation Reply with quote

I had a friend with a .270 mauser action rifle that could only use norma ammunition as the other factory stuff wouldnt chamber well. If you compare factory rounds you will see Norma projectiles LOOK smaller for thier weight than others.

_________________
You shot it You pluck it !
Them who eats the most duck eats the most feathers!
Back to top
View user's profile
stovepipe
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Sep 25, 2008
Posts: 4877
Location: Pine, Az.

PostPosted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 7:22 am    Post subject: Re: Muzzle velocity variation Reply with quote

Books a good place to start for trim-to lentgh. But, there's so many diff chambers so I like too...

Size then trim a case to TTL.

Press a bullet into a dummy case, smoke the mouth, etc.

Slowly close the bolt on it (NO primer etc...).

Slowly open it up..see any witness marks on the case mouth/bullet?
Adjust your lentghs accordingly.

If yer going JOTL and yer cases are too long you'll get a multi-piece gun before a sticky bolt.

I also NEVER trust them battery powered anythings....beam scale and a normal caliper work just fine fer this old fart.
Back to top
View user's profile
Ominivision1
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Sep 20, 2010
Posts: 2984
Location: Iowa

PostPosted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:16 am    Post subject: Re: Muzzle velocity variation Reply with quote

I agree with Stovey, I still use the normal dial calipers and 505 scale. In fact I was over at a shooting buddies house this weekend and he was loading up 100rds of .357 mag and it took him over 2hrs with his new rcbs auto powder dispenser!! wtf The problem is with that unit is when it starts getting within 2 grains of set load, the unit trickles the rest of the powder ever so slowly.

I told him to send it back as it would take him till next Friday to load up 1000rds. Smile

_________________
Regards

Limitations are but boundaries created inside our minds.
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
Bushmaster
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Jun 12, 2005
Posts: 11390
Location: Ava, Missouri

PostPosted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:24 am    Post subject: Re: Muzzle velocity variation Reply with quote

And here I sit with my 20 t0 25 (can't remember) year old RCBS Powder Pro electronic scale. Weighing EVERY powder charge. Two hours to load 100 rounds? Who's in a hurry. I got all day and beings every day is Saturday morning I have time...

I do have a RCBS 5-0-5 beam for backup. Very rarely use it except for an occasional calibration check of the Powder Pro. Maybe once or twice a year.

_________________
I have one nerve left and yer standin' on it...

DEMOCRACY Two wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for lunch...
LIBERTY A well armed sheep contesting the outcome of the vote...
Back to top
View user's profile
stovepipe
Super Member
Super Member


Joined: Sep 25, 2008
Posts: 4877
Location: Pine, Az.

PostPosted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:37 am    Post subject: Re: Muzzle velocity variation Reply with quote

I like using my dippers w/ my beam scale. They even work when the power goes out!

You of all peep's should be in a hurry, GRAMPS. Shocked

Mornin' bud! Two cups in, off to the races!
Back to top
View user's profile
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic   Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index » Reloading Ammunition
Page 2 of 3
All times are GMT - 7 Hours
Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3  Next



Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum


Valid CSS! Valid HTML 4.01!
Click to check if this page is realy HTML 4.01 compliant for speed :)

All logos and trademarks in this site are property of HuntingNut.com.
The comments are property of their posters, all the rest © 2011 by HuntingNut.com
Interactive software released under GNU GPL, Code Credits, Privacy Policy

.: Upgraded to DragonFly 9.2 by *Dizfunkshunal* :.